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Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation, and Pratt & Whitney have invested hundreds of thousands of hours of digital engineering on the podded mount for the digital engines to virtually attach to the bomber's wing, as well as on other tests such as understanding airflow properties of the aircraft. By Barry Rosenberg on June 04, 2021 at 9:12 AM
US Air Force/Master Sgt. Ted Daigle On May 18, 2016, a B-52H bomber was forced to abort its takeoff before bursting into flames. An Air Force investigation found the incident was caused by birds, and it wasn't the first time. Let's face it, seagulls are pretty damn annoying in the best of times. Now, we have an even better reason to dislike "sky rats." On May 18, 2016, a B-52H Stratofortress with the 5th Bomb Wing was forced to abort its takeoff run. According to a report by NBCNews.com, the plane later burst into flames and was a total loss. The reason behind th...
Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. email US Air Force Details Proposed Cuts to Planes, Flying Hours 2022 budget request would retire scores of fighters and tankers and cut thousands of flying hours to fund modernization. May 28, 2021 01:59 PM ET The U.S. Air Force wants to cut thousands of flying hours and scores of combat aircraft to make room for modest increases in personnel and modernization spending, according to its fiscal 2022 budget request. “The Air Force cannot successfully fight tomorrow’s conflicts with yesterday’s weapons,...
Russian Tu-22 Long Range Bombers Land at Khmeimim Air Base in a Show of Force
Northrop Grumman is employing this new derivative of DevOps to ensure that the B-21’s mission-critical functions are baked in long before the bomber’s first flight.